by Audrey Dimola We know how easy it is to slip into sweet, sweet hibernation mode when you’re faced with freezing rain, apocalyptic snowfall, or just plain cold – but not this time! Here’s a few fun local reasons to see something besides your laptop, television screen, or apartment walls this winter, and maybe, just [...]
The down-to-earth Queens girl catches up with It’s Queens. By LISA A. FRASER Pia Toscano was glamorous as usual when she performed for a local Howard Beach event in October. The former American Idol contestant and now recording artist, was clad in a bedazzling short, silver, sequenced dress and six-inch heels, which accentuated her already [...]
Maybe coaching matters after all By DANIEL BUSH One afternoon a few days before flying to Denver for the start of the NCAA tournament, Steve Lavin paused to reflect on the extraordinary turnaround of the St. John’s men’s basketball program. Tailor-made for the spotlight, the former ESPN analyst-turned Red Storm head coach was dressed head-to-toe [...]
World-famous busker Natalia Paruz doesn’t have to play in the city’s subway system any longer. She just chooses to. It’s so much more interesting down there, and the acoustics are way better. By NATHAN TEMPEY In the subway, through the clatter of trains and the murmur of announcements, you hear it before you see it. [...]
